This board is for those who have suffered the loss of a pregnancy or a child. If you have experienced a loss, or know someone who has, and need support, advice, information, or just someone caring to understand, then you have come to the right place. Before posting a message, please take special care to ensure your wording or comments will not cause offence to other grieving parents.
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This board is for those who have suffered the loss of a pregnancy or a child. If you have experienced a loss, or know someone who has, and need support, advice, information, or just someone caring to understand, then you have come to the right place. Before posting a message, please take special care to ensure your wording or comments will not cause offence to other grieving parents.

SOURCES OF SUPPORT IN TIMES OF CRISIS:
As admins, we wanted to highlight that if anyone has those really dark moments, and wants to talk to someone, there are plenty of sources of support. If it's non-urgent, you could post here, and/or private message one of the admins.

There's also a number of organisations you can call if things are more urgent, or you really feel desperate:

Please feel free to let admins know any organisations you have found helpful, we would be glad to add them here.

TTC AFTER LOSS:
Please be aware that not everyone on the group will be trying. We recommend that you join our private sister group 'Trying After Loss' for support and guidance if you are trying or thinking of trying again.

BFP ANNOUNCEMENTS OR PREGNANCY POSTS:
When you get your bfp, please use the BFP thread to announce. We all love seeing these posts but this allows those having a bad day to read it and congratulate later. Please remember people are using PAIL for support immediately following a loss or even during and we all know how hard the BFP posts can be so we want to keep them all to the one thread.

http://community.babycentre.co.uk/post/a24355995/bfp_announcements

AFTER YOUR BFP:
the following support groups are available:
*First Trimester Rainbows
http://community.babycentre.co.uk/groups/a3886135/first_trimester_rainbows

You can keep us up to date with your rainbow pregnancy in the Rainbow Baby Update thread. Please be aware of baby countdown tickers etc if commenting on other threads and use the rainbow boards to discuss any pregnancy related niggles/issues.

RAINBOW BABY PREGNANCIES:
Please keep all posts related to any aspect of a rainbow pregnancy on our sister rainbow babies board. This includes posts about finding subsequent pregnancies difficult. If you mention a rainbow pregnancy in any post on PAIL about loss, please add into your post title *pregnancy mentioned*

Please do not create new posts announcing baby news or BFPs. They will closed and you will be redirected to the appropriate thread.

We are sure everyone will understand why admins are doing this.

CHARITY POSTS:
The PAIL admins decided a while ago to stop having charity posts on the board as we felt so many people were raising money (for worthwhile causes) that we were worried that the board would be over run and people would feel under pressure.

At the same time we recognise that these causes are close to peoples' hearts so we have decided to create one thread for all charity links to be shared so that all the posts are in the one place. We want people to be able to share the good work they are doing but we don't want the board to be over run with these either. We think this is a fair solution given the very sensitive nature of the group and we hope you will agree. You can find the charity thread here:
http://community.babycentre.co.uk/post/a25026241/charity_posts_all_links_here_please?cpg=1&pd=-1

**In relation to this, please do not post links to competitions, even if they are linked to a loss group or charity. These are against main BC guidelines. If in doubt, or you feel it something very relevant, please contact PAIL admins.**

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